Jul 7, 20264m 47s
Euro Stablecoins Jump 128% to $673.9M as MiCA Rules Bite
MiCA-compliant euro stablecoins grew 128% in market cap to $673.9M over the past year, CoinMarketCap data shows, as Europe's licensing regime reshapes spending rails.
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Jul 7, 20264m 43s
Galaxy Digital Energizes 133 MW at Helios for CoreWeave's AI Buildout
Galaxy Digital says it delivered 133 MW of critical IT load to CoreWeave at Helios, finishing Phase I of turning a former Bitcoin mining site into an AI data center.
Jul 7, 20263m 54s
Ethereum Developers Back 'Lean Ethereum' but Want It Faster Than 4 Years
Core Ethereum developers support Vitalik Buterin's Lean Ethereum roadmap but argue the 3-4 year timeline for STARKs and quantum safety should be compressed.
Jul 7, 20264m 13s
New Hampshire Weighs a $100M Bitcoin-Backed Municipal Bond
New Hampshire's Governor and Executive Council hold a hearing on July 8 over a $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal bond, a first for a US state.
Jul 7, 20264m 48s
Vanguard Posts Its First-Ever Head of Digital Assets Job
Vanguard, the $11T asset manager that spent years refusing crypto, has posted its first Head of Digital Assets role. Here is what the hire signals for retail.
Jul 7, 20264m 17s
China Overtakes the US With 38% of Global Fintech Patent Filings
China now accounts for 38% of global fintech patent filings after a 10-fold jump in a decade, overtaking the US, per a Nikkei report. The rails race is on.
Jul 7, 20264m 06s
BonkDAO Loses $20M as Attacker Buys $4M of Votes and Drains the Treasury
An attacker bought $4M of BONK, pushed a malicious proposal through BonkDAO's token-weighted vote, and drained $20M from the treasury. The vote was valid.
Jul 7, 20263m 51s
Former Tether CIO Hires PJT Partners to Sell Part of His 1.26% Stake
Richard Heathcote, Tether's ex-CIO, is working with PJT Partners to sell part of his 1.26% stake. At the $500B valuation Tether floated, that slice is worth billions.
Jul 6, 20262m 49s
Oobit Adds Direct Litecoin-to-Bank Transfers, No Swap Step Required
Oobit users can now send Litecoin straight to a bank account with no stablecoin or fiat conversion step first. Fees and country coverage are not yet published.
Jul 6, 20264m 28s
White House Says It Is Structuring the Bitcoin Reserve. Two Agencies Want It
The White House says the US is working to structure its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Bloomberg reports two departments are fighting over who gets to run it.